Why DO conservatives hate science so much?

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18. While conservatives in recent years certainly represent the largest anti-science wing...

...we should not pretend that contempt for science and engineering does not exist among us on the left.

We have among us, many "antis" anti-vax, anti-nuke, anti-GMO, to name a few.

All three I've just described have done tremendous damage to the world at large, both in human health, environmental sustainability, and the rights of human beings to decent health and nutrition.

My personal feeling is that one has to know some science to be able to comment on its value. That takes hard work and concentration; something not popular in a world where Twitter witticisms are more highly valued than, say, the critical laws of thermodynamics. This extends to applied science, aka "engineering." To be sure, many engineering practices on a massive scale have created intractable problems, notably climate change. On the other hand, addressing climate change - or even more challenging, reversing it - is a tremendous engineering challenge. And, no, holding "Live Earth" concerts and buying Sierra Club calendars doesn't cut it.

What passes on the left for a "pro-science" attitude is often cartoonish and ill advised: We will not save the world by worshiping Elon Musk and his cobalt laced electric car, or processing billions of tons of iron ore and coal to make steel to erect wind turbines served by diesel trucks or diesel barges in once pristine wildernesses.

The fondness here and elsewhere on the left for SpaceX, for just example, with dreams of colonies on Mars, isn't science. It's a carny show.

I believe that the majority of Americans who think that they respect science should not only look for disrespect among red necks at a Trump event in Oklahoma. Sometimes a good look in the mirror might help.